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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERT CHARLES BALL, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

LOCOMOTIVE.

To all whom 'it ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, BERT CHARLES Bam., a citizen of the United States,residing at Portland, .in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon,have invented new and useful Improvements in Locomotives, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to locomotives, and consists in certainimprovements in the con struction thereof as will be hereinafter fullydescribedand pointed out in the claims.

More particularly the invention relates to a locomotive which isarranged to pick up a cable extending along the track, and to derive itsmotion from the pull on the cable rather than by traction. In this waythe locomotive may be operated upon grades which should be impracticalfor a locomotive of the traction type.

In the preferred form of locomotives, I utilize two cables one at eachside of the 1ocomotive and each led over a bull wheel, the bull wheelsbeing arranged on shafts in alinement and driven through a differentialgear. lIn this preferred form, the apparatus is adapted to operate upona cable that is drawn taut, and extends from a locomotive both front andrear, the locomotive picking up the cable as it passes. In this Way, thelocomotive if provided with a reversing gear may be driven in eitherdirection without any rearrangement of the cable.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the locomotive, the differential gear andbull wheels of the locomotive being in section. Fig. 2 a side elevationof the locomotive, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the locomotive partly insection, the section at the left of the figure being through the centerof the truck; the section at the right of the figure being on the centerof the truck wheel.

1 marks the sides of the engine frame; 2 the ends connecting the sideframes.

The boiler 3 is mounted on the brackets 4. One of these brackets issupported by a cross beam 5, and two of these brackets are supported bythe angular beams 6 6 extending from the side frame 1-1 to a cross beam7. The engines 8 are arranged on the side frames 1. Preferably there aretwo cylinders, one cylinder being arranged at each side of thelocomotive. Each is connected with the boiler by the pipe 9, and with adriving shaft 10. The shaft 10 extends Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 30, 1908.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

serial No. 465,019.

across the locomotive from side to side, and is mounted in the bearings11,-11-11.

A spur gear 12 is fixed on the shaft 10 between its ends, preferablyabout in the middle of the locomotive. This meshes the gear 13, the saidgear being carried by a web 13a journaled on the ends of the shafts 17.Small pinions 16 are mounted on the web 13 and mesh the beveled gears16. The beveled gears 1G are fixed on the shafts 17, thus forming whatis ordinarily known as a differential gear.

The shafts 17 are mounted in the bearings 18, two of these bearingsbeing on the side frames. Bull Wheels 19 are fixed on the shafts 17, oneat each side of the locomotive. These bull wheels have the ordinarygrooves 20 around which the cable 21 may be wrapped. Ordinarily thecable is Wrapped around the bull Wheels several times so as to assure aneffective grip on the Wheel.

The track bolster 22 is secured to the locomotive frame by a bolsterjoint 2UL The trucks have the side frames 23 in which the wheels 211 arejournaled by means of the axles 24a. The side frames 23 extending eachside of the Wheels. The frames 23 have pockets 22h, the bottoms of.which are cylindrically shaped. The posts 22c have ends 22L resting inthese pockets. The bolts 22d hold the posts in place. The posts 22c areswiveled in bearings 22e secured to the bolsters 22.

A hanger 25 is secured to the end of the bolster outside of the frames,and the guide wheels 2G are journaled in this hanger. Straps 27 extendover the guide wheels, and preferably have the plates 28 arranged inclose proximity with the edge of the guide Wheels to prevent the cable21 from leaving the guide wheels. These guide wheels are arrangedslightly out of alinement front and rear, so as to properly lead thecable to and from the bull wheels, the position of cables passing to andfrom the locomotive being shown in Fig.

The .cables are preferably drawn taut along the sidesrof the rails 29,and are maintained in position by stakes 20 driven along the track, soas to take care of the cable at curves. The guide wheels pass betweenthese stakes, pick up the cable, and deliver it again, so that the cableat all times remains in position to be picked up by the guide wheels.

I prefer to use a reversing motor, and

'engagement with the cable.

the use of taut cables leading to the front and rear oit' the locomotivemakes this particularly desirable, in that the locomotive may be drivenforward or back through its To accomplish this purpose, I provide theengine .with the ordinary reversing link 3l Which is connected throughthe link 32, bell crank 33 and link with the operating lever 35. Thelever is arranged to operate upon the segment 3G in the Well knownmanner; and the reversing link operates upon the engines in the Wellknown manner for accomplishing the reversing movement.

lWhat I claim as new is:

l. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; a motor mounted on thetrame; a bull Wheel driven by the motor and mounted on the frame; astationary taut cable extending to the front and rear of the locomotiveand Wrapped with a complete turn directly around theY bull Wheel; guidesfor maintaining the cable in the path vof the locomotive; and guides onthe locomotive acting upon the cable for taking the cable from anddelivering the cable to the cable guides.

2. In a locomotive, the combination of a trame; devices at each side ofthe locomotive for operating upon a stationary cable extending` to thefront and rear of the locomotive for driving the locomotive; and meanson the locomotive for actuating said devices.

3. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; devices comprising abull Wheel upon Which a cable may run With a complete turn directlyaround said Wheel at each side of the locomotive for operating upon ataut stationary cable extending to the front and rear of the locomotive;and means on the locomotive for actuating said devices.

e. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; devices comprising abull Wheel at each side of the locomotive over Which a stationary cableextending to the front and rear of the locomotive may run With acomplete turn directly around said Wheel; and means on the locomotivefor actuating said devices.

5. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; Wheels at each side ofthe frame o-ver Which a stationary cable may run for actuating thelocomotive; and means on the locomotive for driving said Wheelscomprising a differential gear.

6. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; a taut cable extendingat each side of the locomotive to the front and rear; guides for each ofsaid cables; and devices on the locomotive for picking up said cablesfrom said guides, acting upon the cables, and delivering them to thecable guides.

7. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; a taut cable extendingat each side of the locomotive to the front and rear; guides for each ofsaid cables; and devices on the locomotive for picking up said cablesfrom said guides, acting upon the cables, and delivering them to thecable guides, comprising driving Wheels over Which the cable runs; andguide Wheels to guide the cable to and from the driving Wheels and fromand to the cable guides.

8. In a locomotive, the combination of a trame; bull Wheels mounted ateach side of the frame; taut cables extending to the front and rear ofthe locomotive at each side, said cables being Wrapped With a completeturn directly around :said bull Wheels; cable guides for maintainingsaid cables in the path of the locomotive; and guide Wheels mounted Withrelation to the bull Wheels for guiding the cable to and from the bullWheels and from and to the cable guides.

9. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; a motor mounted on theframe; bull Wheels at each side of the frame; means comprising adifferential for transmitting the motion of the motor to the bullWheels; taut cables Wrapped With complete turns directly around the bullWheels; and guides for maintaining the cable in the path of the locomontive.

l0. In a locomotive, the combination of a frame; trucks upon Which the`frame is mounted, comprising a truck bolster; supporting Wheels to thefront and rear of said bolster; a drive Wheel mounted on the framebetween the trucks adapted to operate upon a cable at the side of thelocomotive; and guide Wheels mounted on the bolster and betvveen thetruck Wheels for guiding a cable to and from the drive Wheel.

11. In a locomotive, the combination of a n frame; a drive Wheel mountedon the frame, adapted to operate upon a cable for actuating thelocomotive; and guide Wheels for guiding the cable to and from the guideWheel, said driving Wheel being provided With means for preventingdisengagement of the cable from the Wheel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

BERT CHARLES BALL.

I/Vitnesses FRED. A. BALLIN, Jol-IN F. BLAIN.

